Families Forward Virginia Leadership
Board of Directors
Karla Almendarez-Ramos
City of Richmond
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Kemal Atkins, Ed.D.
Board Treasurer
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges​​
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Dr. Kate Clark
Eastern Mennonite University
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Jamia Crockett
Board Secretary
Families Forward Virginia
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Carmen Flores
Because of Why, LLC​
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Amy Greear, Ed.D.
MECC Foundation
Mountain Empire Community College
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Tricia Harper
KPMG LLP
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Annie Henderson
Fairfax County Dept. of Housing
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Julie Hudtloff, MHA
Inova
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Stanley Jones, Ed.D.​
Immediate Past Board Chair
ACTS Prince William County Inc.
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Ebonyse Mead, Ed.D.
Virginia State University
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Patricia "Trish" O'Brien
Chip of South Hampton Roads
Cameron Patterson
Board Vice Chair
Longwood University
Ashley Rogers
Chesterfield County
Families First Program
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Laurie Shaw RN, MHA
Virginia Beach Dept. of Public Health​
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Roberta Tinch
Board Chair
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
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Jessica West
Virginia Beach Dept. of Public Health​
Healthy Families
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Jamia Crockett, President and CEO of Families Forward Virginia, addresses the audience at the 2024 Virginia Statewide Child Abuse Prevention Conference
Jamia Crockett
Chief Executive Officer
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Jamia was already quite familiar with Families Forward before becoming CEO in February 2021, having earlier served on our Board of Directors as Treasurer. Most recently Jamia worked at Mary Washington
Healthcare, and previously she worked in various health systems across both Virginia and North Carolina focused on Strategic Planning and Business Development with extensive experience in research and evaluation.
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Jamia has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from William and Mary, and a Master’s in Health Administration from VCU. Jamia is also an adjunct professor in executive leadership skills at Virginia Commonwealth University.
